Today someone did the nicest thing for me as just a random act of kindness.
At random times either a parent or one of the clubs at school will bring food for the teacher's lounge. Often it will be around the holidays or on special occasions, but you really have no idea when. So every day before class I optimistically walk into the teacher's lounge to be most often very disappointed and every now and then overjoyed at the big feast of food in front of me.
Well yesterday I (attributed to the symptoms of pregnancy and just me being me) was very late. My class starts at 8:00 and I pulled up to the school at 7:55. So obviously did not have the opportunity to check in the teachers lounge. In between classes at about 9 I walked in to find the scraps of what looked like some really good food. As I stared at what I had missed, another teacher in there said, "You're too late". :( Sad
So today I again, (not attributed to pregnancy symptoms...i was just late) walked into my classroom at about 7:50. I was surprised to find a plate of food sitting on my desk. My first thought was someone left this in my classroom from yesterday...didn't make sense. Nothing I thought of made sense (my door stays locked until I open it when i get there) I asked the kids and they said "It is Mrs. Gunn's. She brought it in here, then left." It still took me a minute to figure it out. Mrs. Gunn was the teacher that was in the lounge with me yesterday. She fixed me a plate and left it in my room this morning so that I wouldn't miss out on the food again today. I cannot explain how great this act of kindness made me feel. Someone that I don't even know that well, was thinking about me...really?
This may seem so small. But this made me feel anything but small.
It made me realize that just the smallest things that a person does can make the biggest difference to someone else. The littlest things that we do can impact a person's day, a person's week, or a person's life....that is pretty powerful.
We go throughout the day and do we thing about others and what we may be able to do to help them out? This is the question I asked myself. I know I personally get so busy and don't think about anything except what I need or what I'm dong. I want to think more about how I may be able to make someone's day by a small act of kindness.
I am encouraged and I hope maybe you all are too!
Happy Easter!!!
5 years ago
5 comments:
please, PlEAse, PLEASE keep writing posts like this. so good!
we all need these little reminders and i loved your story!
KATHLEEN! I didn't read your pregnancy post until today! You probably think I didn't care! For some reason your blog doesn't show up on my updates. I am so excited and happy for you! How far along and when are you due?! Hey, I remember those days of nausea, not the most wonderful time of my life, ask my husband! It was awful! But hopefully it will get better in a few weeks. I'm so happy! And it's very normal to only think of that and nothing else! Keep on posting about your pregnancy, it's fun to read about, and it's what's going on in your life now!!
You have always been so mature! Great post! Loved it and was inspired by it. I think we all tend to get "hung up" on oursevles and what we're doing. You have made us stop and think just as Mrs. Gunn made you stop and think. Pay if forward!
Sorry - that's pay IT forward! ha!
It's late!
time for a new post sister!
about the new blog...that is the "old one" -- but what you saw were just the first stages of it before I really put it together or added any graphics {nobody was supposed to see that unfinished site!}
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